Orleans County, LA
382 public highway bridges
Orleans County Bridge Snapshot
Orleans County, Louisiana contains 382 public highway bridges in the FHWA National Bridge Inventory. Roughly 35.3% are rated “Good,” 32.5% “Fair,” 8.4% “Poor,” and 8.4% are classified as structurally deficient — the federal designation for spans whose deck, superstructure, or substructure has been rated 4 or below on the 0–9 NBI scale. Structurally deficient does not mean unsafe to cross; it means the bridge is on the priority list for repair or replacement.
Inspections in LA are conducted by certified engineers from the state Department of Transportation on a 24-month cycle, and results are reported back to the FHWA each spring. The list below shows every NBI-tracked bridge in the county, sorted by inventory load rating. Use the “Sort by” controls to surface the lowest-rated spans first, and click any row for full inspection history, traffic counts, and condition trends.
Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory. See methodology for full definitions.
Condition Distribution
All Bridges (382)
Lake Forest BLVD
PoorOver: LAWRENCE CANAL
0.1 MI. E. OF BENTLE, Orleans, LA
US0090
PoorOver: CHEF MENTEUR PASS
3.7 MI EAST OF US 11, Orleans, LA
Dumaine St.
PoorOver: BAYOU SAINT JOHN
0.0MI.W.OF MOSS, Orleans, LA
ST. CLAUDE /LA 46
PoorOver: INDUSTRIAL CANAL
2.28 MI SOUTH OF LA 39, Orleans, LA
Morrison Rd
PoorOver: SAINT CHARLES CANAL
0.5 M E. OF NEW CASTLE, Orleans, LA
Peoples Ave
PoorOver: DRAINAGE DITCH
0.0 MI.N.OF FLORIDA, Orleans, LA
LA0039
PoorOver: INNER HARBOR NAV CANAL
2.3 MI E OF I-10, Orleans, LA
Read BLVD
PoorOver: MORRISON CANAL
1.0MI.N.OF I-10, Orleans, LA
Read BLVD
PoorOver: MORRISON CANAL
1.0MI.N.OF I-10, Orleans, LA
JOURDAN RD
PoorOver: CITY STREET/RAILROAD
.15 MI S OF DOWNMAN ROAD, Orleans, LA
ALMONASTER AVE
PoorOver: CITY STREET/RAILROAD
.15 MI S OF DOWNMAN ROAD, Orleans, LA
Lake Forest BLVD
PoorOver: LAWRENCE CANAL
0.1 MI. E. OF BENTLE, Orleans, LA
Orleans Ave
PoorOver: BAYOU SAINT JOHN
0.01MI.E OF N. JEFF.D, Orleans, LA
Orleans Ave
PoorOver: BAYOU SAINT JOHN
0.0 MI.E.OF N. JEFF., Orleans, LA
LA0047
PoorOver: BAYOU BIENVENUE
3.0 MI SOUTH OF I-10, Orleans, LA
N GALVEZ ST
PoorOver: RR YARD @ GALVEZ ST
0.06 MI E OF ALMONASTE A, Orleans, LA
LA0039
PoorOver: N O P B RR(CLAIBORNE AVE
.6 MI EAST OF LA 3021, Orleans, LA
ALMONASTER AVE
PoorOver: FLORIDA AVE
0.5 MI N. OF GALVEZ, Orleans, LA
Palmetto St OnRamp
PoorOver: KCS RR
2.4 MI EAST OF LA 3046, Orleans, LA
Joe Brown Memorial
PoorOver: LAGOON
0.2 MI. E. OF READ B, Orleans, LA
I0010
PoorOver: SERVICE RD & UPT R/R
3.13 MI EAST OF I-610, Orleans, LA
Holiday Dr
PoorOver: HOLIDAY DR(SB)OVER ALGIE
0.01 MI.W.OF DEGAULLE, Orleans, LA
East 6th St
PoorOver: DRAIN CANAL
0.1 MI. S. OF LA 406, Orleans, LA
LA0046
PoorOver: SISTER STREET
2.34 MI SOUTH OF LA 39, Orleans, LA
LA0046
PoorOver: NO PUBLIC BELT R/R
2.21 MI SOUTH OF LA 39, Orleans, LA
US0011
PoorOver: IRISH BAYOU
4.83 MI NORTH OF US 90, Orleans, LA
LAKE FOREST BLVD
PoorOver: CITRUS CANAL
0.1MI.E OF BUNDY ROA, Orleans, LA
Lake Forest BLVD
PoorOver: BENSON CANAL
0.3 MI. E. OF CROWDE, Orleans, LA
Almonaster Ave
Structurally DeficientOver: INNER HARBOR NAVIGATION
0.01 MI E OF FRANCE RD, Orleans, LA
US0011
Structurally DeficientOver: LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN
.01 MI NORTH OF I-10, Orleans, LA
Holiday Dr
Structurally DeficientOver: ALGIERS CANAL
0.01MI. E OF DEGAULLE AV., Orleans, LA
De Saix BLVD
Structurally DeficientOver: BAYOU SAINT JOHN
0.0MI.E.OF WISNER BL, Orleans, LA
Read our methodology — how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.
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| Sources | FHWA National Bridge Inventory, public U.S. government datasets |